| If the same amount of system were applied to the | | | | of a set square or tape measure. |
| teaching of various forms of drawing that is devoted | | | | Experienced teachers of drawing are aware that the |
| to the teaching of writing, You wouldn't so often | | | | easier they make the study, the greater, and |
| hear people say, "Oh no, I could never learn to draw! | | | | quicker, the progress of the student. And do not |
| They tried to teach me at school, but I was no | | | | hesitate to make use of all the aids available. The use |
| good, I had to give it up as a bad job." | | | | of things such as rulers, compasses, grid or tracing |
| What would you think about the same person who | | | | paper, are to be encouraged, not frowned upon. |
| said the same thing about learning to write? You'd | | | | Study should be a pleasure, a recreation even, and |
| probably think that it was a pretty stupid thing to | | | | not a hardship or distasteful task. |
| say, and you'd be right. Now, that's not necessarily | | | | If you can learn to write, you can learn to draw. |
| the students fault. The number of failures in drawing | | | | From this it follows that if someone wishes to learn |
| classes is no doubt due to an almost total lack of | | | | to draw they should seek the best instruction they |
| system in teaching the fundamentals, and the denial | | | | can afford. Now it's pretty obvious that not many |
| to students of basic teaching aids. | | | | would be students of cartooning are going to be able |
| So called "freehand drawing" is at the bottom of | | | | to afford professional one to one tuition, which is |
| most failures to grasp the groundwork knowledge | | | | certainly the best route. However there are several |
| necessary to enable almost anyone to make simple, | | | | courses available that will take the student from |
| accurate, drawings from copies or other models. | | | | would be cartoonist to paid artist in only a few |
| "Freehand" drawing should probably becalled | | | | weeks. |
| "Hap-Hazard" drawing. | | | | These courses need not be expensive, especially |
| A teacher of handwriting instructs according to a | | | | when you consider the earning potential when the |
| recognised system. He/she requires the use of guide | | | | skill has been aquired. They can also be great fun, |
| lines for the formation of the written characters - | | | | and the way to a hobby for life, or lucrative sideline, |
| the faint blue lines on some writing pads etc. | | | | even if you don't want to be a full time cartoonist. |
| The average drawing teacher on the other hand, | | | | OK, so you really want to learn to be a cartoonist, |
| encourages the novice student to go ahead blindly | | | | check out available courses, and please take one if |
| and do the best they can. Avoiding every aid and | | | | you are at all serious. I can promise you will not |
| depending only upon the untrained eye and hand. You | | | | regret it. |
| may as well try to teach carpentry without the use | | | | |